Urinal bag



United States Patent [72} Inventor Louis Appelbaum 51 Margaret Ave.,Lawrence, New York 11559 [21] Appl. No. 91

[22] Filed Jan. 2, 1970 [45] Patented Sept. 1, 1970 [54] URINAL BAG 2Claims, 3 Drawing Figs.

[52] U.S.Cl. 128/295 [51] Int.Cl A61f5/44 994,274 6/1965 GreatBritain128/295 Primary Examiner-Charles F. Rosenbaum Attorney-F. P. KeiperABSTRACT: Urinal pouch having a resilient support of sheet surgicalrubber with a central aperture, a pouch having a manual lower valve withits upper open end annularly bonded around the support aperture, atubular conical resilient open ended sheath extending from the open endof the pouch and part way thereinto, said sheath being annularly bondedabout the aperture, a rigid insert having a short sleeve portion extendinto and slightly distending the pouch and sheath, and a flange disposedbehind the peripheral area, the sleeve having an external groove, aresilient sealing band disposed around the pouch and conical sheath andannularly compressing the pouch and conical sheath into the groove, theshort rigid sleeve having an internal groove, an insert of resilientmaterial having a short sleeve with an annular bead adapted to seat inthe internal groove, and a flange adapted to bear against the flange ofthe rigid insert, the resilient insert having a second tapered tubularresilient sheath extending through the resilient insert, and having aflange portion bonded to the resilient insert flange, and the supporthaving right and left upwardly inclined extensions detachably connectedby a resilient back strap, and right and left downwardly inclinedextensions of a length to extend around a leg, and buckle means on thefirst extensions to receive the ends of the downwardly extendingextensions.

Sheet INVENTOR. LOUIS APPEL. BAU M ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 1, 19703,526,227

Sheet 2 of2 INVEN R. LOUIS APPE AUM ATTORNEY This invention relates to amale urinal bag or pouch capable of being worn continuously, and withoutdanger of leakage or embarrassment when worn by fully clothed persons inerect or prone position.

More particularly the invention relates to a pouch of flexiblesemi-resilient waterproof material extending from a support panel havingleg and waist straps to comfortably secure the device in place. Thepouch is provided with a manually actuated valve at its free end topermit drainage when convenient. Further the pouch includes an innerresilient flexible tapered tubular open ended sheath, to provide asealing effect in conjunction with the male organ of the wearer.Provision is also made for insertion of a further resilient taperedtubular sheath of lesser diameter which may be inserted or removed asrequired.

The above and other novel features of the invention will appear morefully hereinafter from the following detailed description when taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is expressly understoodthat the drawings are employed for purposes of illustration only and arenot designed as a definition of the limits of the invention, referencebeing had for this purpose to the appended claims.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like parts:

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the bag and a portion of the sup- FIG. 2is a front elevation of the support and pouch, the

latter being in part broken away; and

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the back strap, with part broken away.

Referring to the drawings there is shown a support composed ofrelatively resilient surgical rubber sheet material, having a centralpanel area or section 20, with an aperture 21. Extending through theaperture is the open end of a pouch 27 of resilient surgical rubber, theopen end having a flange 28 bonded to the rear of the central area.Within the pouch is a conical resilient open ended sheath 26 having aflange 24 eemented over or bonded to the flange 28. An annularreinforcement 22 overlies the flanges 24 and 28 and is bonded theretoand to the surrounding back face of the section 20.

A sleeve of nylon or other relatively rigid material 30, having a flange32 is disposed in the upper end of the pouch and sheath 26, with theflange 32 disposed behind the annular reinforcement 22. The exterior ofthe sleeve is provided with annular grooves, in one of which, as at 34,the pouch and conical sleeve are seated by pressure of the resilienttension band 36. The pouch and sheath are resiliently distended over thesleeve 30. The internal bore of the sleeve 30 is provided with aninternal annular groove 38 adapted to yieldingly receive the externalbead 40 of the flanged sleeve 42, the flange being indicated at 44. Aresilient conical open ended sheath 43 of a smaller diameter and shorterlength than the sheath 26 is disposed in the sleeve 43, and has a flange45 cemented to the flange 44.

. The central support area or section is provided with right and leftintegral upwardly inclined extensions 46 and 48, each having a body pad50 beneath D shaped rings 54 and 56. The rings 54 and 56 are adapted toreceive the detachable snap hooks 58 and 60 adjustably disposed on theopposite ends of a resilient woven strap 62, which is of a suitablelength to extend about the wearers back. The hooks 58 and 60 areadjustably disposed on the ends of a resilient woven strap 62, toprovide suitable tension when the hooks 58 and 60 are secured to therespective rings 54 and 56. The section 20 is also provided with leftand right downwardly inclined extensions 64 and 66 having integralresilient soft rubber elongated strap extensions 68 and 70. The strapextensions are of a suitable length to extend below the crotch andbehind and around the respective legs of the wearer, the strapextensions being adapted to be adjustably connected to respectivefriction strap engaging buckles 72 and 74 disposed on each of extensions46 and 48 at substantially right angles to the extension. Thus the stras 68 and 70 may extend crosswise of the extensions 46 and 4 The support,or harness as it may be referred to, is adapted to hold the center area20 flat against the lower abdomen in the scrotum area of the wearer,with the male organ of the wearer projecting into the sleeves 42 and 30(when both are used) or sleeve 30, when the sleeve 42 is removed toprovide for a larger aperture. In either case the conical resilientsheath 26 (or sheath 43 if employed) resiliently embraces the male organand provides a seal.

The lower end of the pouch is provided with a valve comprising a rigidthimble like seat member 76 of nylon or the like, with its externalcylindrical side wall 78 cemented or otherwise bonded to a reduceddiameter lower end portion 80 of the pouch. The upper wall of member'76has a central aperture 82, surrounded on its inside by a conical valveseat 84. The internal wall of the member 76 is threaded as at 86 toreceive a threaded plug 88 having a T bore 90 and a conical frustum endportion 92 adapted to engage the seat 84 and seal the opening 82, whenthe plug is threaded upwardly into the thimble to its upper limit. Thelower end of the plug, below the flange 94 is flattened to provide agrip, whereby to facilitate turning and threading the plug manually intosealing relation with the aperture 82, or away from sealing relation,whereby to permit flow of fluids in the pouch outwardly through the Tbore 90 for drainage, whenever conveniently desirable. it will be seenfrom the foregoing that the sleeve 42 is readily inserted or removed, asrequired to provide the additional sheath 43 for sealing purposes.

While a single form of the invention has been illustrated and described,it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto. Asvarious changes in the construction and arrangement may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention, as will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art, reference will be had to the appended claims for adefinition of the limits of the invention.

lclaim:

l. in a urinal pouch adapted for wear by male individuals, a resilientsupport of surgical rubber or the like sheet material having a centralapertured section, a pouch the lower end of which is fitted with amanual valve and the upper open end of which is annularly bonded to thesupport aperture peripheral area, a tubular conical resilient open endedsheath extending from the open end of the pouch and part way thereinto,said sheath being annularly bonded about the aperture peripheral area, arelatively rigid insert of nylon or the like having a short sleeveportion of a diameter to extend into and slightly distend the pouch andconical sheath adjacent the pouch open end, and a flange adapted to bedisposed behind the peripheral area said sleeve having an externalgroove, a resilient sealing band disposed around the pouch and conicalsheath and annularly compressing the pouch and conical sheath into thegroove, said short rigid sleeve having an internal groove, and an insertof resilient material having a short sleeve with an annular bead adaptedto seat in said internal groove, and a flange adapted to bear againstthe flange of the rigid insert, said resilient insert having a secondtapered tubular resilient sheath extending through the resilient insert,and having a flange portion bonded to the resilient insert flange.

2. A urinal pouch according to claim 1 wherein the support comprisesright and left upwardly inclined extensions detachably connected by aresilient back strap, each extension having a transverse buckle, andright and left downwardly inclined extensions, each of a sufficientlength to extend around the leg of the wearer to one of said transversebuckles, for securing therein.

